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href="https://www.the74million.org/article/first-ever-national-stem-festival-features-150-student-inventions/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/STEM-FESTIVAL-ASL_3_890.gif" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>First-Ever National STEM Festival Features 150 Student Inventions</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Joshua Bay </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/T74-Team-Joshua-Bay-masked-300x300.png)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/T74-Team-Joshua-Bay-masked-300x300.png" alt="Author: Joshua Bay"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-11-2024" title="April 11, 2024">April 11, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-legos-rubiks-cube-inspired-california-teens-homelessness-solution/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/teen-prefab-homeless-stem-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM superstars</span></div> <h3>WATCH: Legos & Rubik’s Cube Inspired California Teen’s Homelessness Solution</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-10-2024" title="April 10, 2024">April 10, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/solar-spectacle-12-questions-and-answers-about-mondays-solar-eclipse/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eclipse-2024-guide-lead-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>eclipse</span></div> <h3>Solar Spectacle: 12 Questions and Answers About Monday’s Solar Eclipse</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Clay Wirestone & Whitney Downard</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-7-2024" title="April 7, 2024">April 7, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post featured_story has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/800-stem-students-nationwide-gear-up-to-launch-weather-balloons-on-eclipse-day/" > <figure class="featured_story"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/balloon-eclipse-day-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Eclipse Day</span></div> <h3>800 STEM Students Nationwide Gear Up to Launch Weather Balloons on Eclipse Day</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Sierra Lyons </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/T74-Team-Sierra-Lyons-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/T74-Team-Sierra-Lyons-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Sierra Lyons"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-5-2024" title="April 5, 2024">April 5, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post featured_story"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/4-eclipses-counting-how-a-ballooning-project-lifts-u-s-students-in-stem/" > <figure class="featured_story"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eclipse-balloon-stem-project-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>eclipse</span></div> <h3>4 Eclipses & Counting — How a Ballooning Project Lifts U.S. Students in STEM</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Trinity Alicia </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-4-2024" title="April 4, 2024">April 4, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/starting-earlier-will-create-better-student-pipelines-into-stem-fields/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hechinger-report-STEM-early-exposure-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM education</span></div> <h3>Starting Earlier Will Create Better Student Pipelines into STEM Fields</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jon Deane </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jon-deane-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jon-deane-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jon Deane"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-1-2024" title="April 1, 2024">April 1, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/coastal-carolina-students-to-build-satellite-in-states-1st-college-space-program/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/coastal-Carolina-space-program-lead-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>South Carolina</span></div> <h3>Coastal Carolina Students to Build Satellite in State’s 1st College Space Program</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Skylar Laird </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-21-2024" title="March 21, 2024">March 21, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/louisiana-teens-stroke-detecting-invention-recognized-in-national-stem-contest/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Naya-Ellis-headshot-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>Louisiana Teen’s Stroke-Detecting Invention Recognized in National STEM Contest</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Sierra Lyons </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/T74-Team-Sierra-Lyons-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/T74-Team-Sierra-Lyons-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Sierra Lyons"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-14-2024" title="March 14, 2024">March 14, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/a-4th-grader-explains-march-14-pi-day-the-dressforstem-campaign-to-celebrate-women-and-national-potato-chip-day/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PiDay-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>Cute: Watch a 4th Grader Explain Why Thursday Is Both ‘Dress for STEM’ & Pi Day</h3> <address class="author"> <span> The 74 </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-14-2024" title="March 14, 2024">March 14, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/meet-the-stem-superstars-4-inspiring-teen-inventors-who-set-out-to-tackle-cancer-anxiety-suicide-more/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/four-stem-superstars-232x139.png" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM superstars</span></div> <h3>Inspiring: 4 Teen ‘STEM Superstars’ Build Inventions to Address Cancer, Suicide</h3> <address class="author"> <span> The 74 </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-13-2024" title="March 13, 2024">March 13, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/ai-support-can-prevent-college-students-from-failing-stem-classes-study-shows/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wagner-ai-stem-help-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Artificial Intelligence</span></div> <h3>AI Support Can Prevent College Students from Failing STEM Classes, Study Shows</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Lauren Wagner </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lauren-wagner-1-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lauren-wagner-1-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Lauren Wagner"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-13-2024" title="March 13, 2024">March 13, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-new-york-teen-discovers-biomarker-to-identify-those-at-risk-of-suicide/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/stem-superstars-natasha-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM superstars</span></div> <h3>WATCH: New York Teen Discovers Biomarker to Identify Those at Risk of Suicide</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-13-2024" title="March 13, 2024">March 13, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/dressforstem-this-thursday-wearing-purple-on-pi-day-to-celebrate-women-in-stem/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DressForSTEM-Lead-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>women in stem</span></div> <h3>#DressForSTEM This Thursday: Wearing Purple on Pi Day to Celebrate Women in STEM</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Trinity Alicia </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-13-2024" title="March 13, 2024">March 13, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-maryland-teens-ai-enabled-app-could-save-rural-cancer-patients/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/william-stem-superstar-t74-yt-thumb-1-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM superstars</span></div> <h3>WATCH: Maryland Teen’s AI-Enabled App Could Save Rural Cancer Patients</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-12-2024" title="March 12, 2024">March 12, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/podcast-changing-the-equation-how-to-make-math-class-more-meaningful/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/class-disrupted-rethinking-math-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Class Disrupted</span></div> <h3>Podcast — Changing the Equation: How to Make Math Class More Meaningful</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-11-2024" title="March 11, 2024">March 11, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-philly-teen-gave-fruit-flies-anxiety-to-understand-what-makes-us-anxious/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Gavriela-stem-superstars-thumb-1-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM Superstars</span></div> <h3>WATCH: Philly Teen Gave Fruit Flies Anxiety to Understand What Makes Us Anxious</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-11-2024" title="March 11, 2024">March 11, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-virginia-teen-answers-did-life-on-earth-originate-from-outer-space/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/David-stem-superstars-thumb-2-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM superstars</span></div> <h3>WATCH: Virginia Teen Answers, ‘Did Life on Earth Originate From Outer Space?’</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-6-2024" title="March 6, 2024">March 6, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-virginia-teen-developed-a-3d-printed-accessible-prosthetics-for-amputees/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Arav-stem-superstars-thumb-2-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM superstars</span></div> <h3>WATCH: Virginia Teen Developed a 3D-Printed, Accessible Prosthetics for Amputees</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-4-2024" title="March 4, 2024">March 4, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/san-fran-ballot-measure-reflects-10-year-battle-to-reinstate-8th-grade-algebra/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/san-francisco-ballot-measure-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Advanced Math</span></div> <h3>San Fran Ballot Measure Reflects 10-Year Battle to Reinstate 8th-Grade Algebra</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jo Napolitano </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Jo-Napolitano-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Jo-Napolitano-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jo Napolitano"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="3-4-2024" title="March 4, 2024">March 4, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/4-ways-gen-z-is-thinking-about-their-education-and-future/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/gen-z-poll-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>National Polls</span></div> <h3>4 Ways Gen Z Is Thinking About Their Education and Future</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Marianna McMurdock </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Marianna-McMurdock-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Marianna-McMurdock-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Marianna McMurdock"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="2-20-2024" title="February 20, 2024">February 20, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/a-classroom-from-outer-space/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Space-School-STEM-lead.gif" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>A Classroom, From Outer Space</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jim Fields </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-James-Fields-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jim Fields"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="1-3-2024" title="January 3, 2024">January 3, 2024</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/oklahoma-state-university-to-bolster-stem-education-with-polytechnic-initiative/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/osu-stem-232x139.jpeg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Oklahoma</span></div> <h3>Oklahoma State University to Bolster STEM Education with Polytechnic Initiative</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Carmen Forman, Oklahoma Voice </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="12-21-2023" title="December 21, 2023">December 21, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/hands-on-learning-at-one-louisiana-school-phenomenon-driven-curriculum-is-boosting-students-confidence-learning-skills/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Central-photo-for-The-74-232x139.png" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Curriculum</span></div> <h3>Louisiana Teachers Using ‘Phenomenon-Driven’ Curriculum to Lift Kids’ Confidence</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Tiffany Neill </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="12-6-2023" title="December 6, 2023">December 6, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/first-civil-rights-data-since-covid-reveals-racial-divide-in-advanced-classes/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/department-of-education-civil-rights-data-232x139.png" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>U.S. Department of Education</span></div> <h3>First Civil Rights Data Since COVID Reveals Racial Divide in Advanced Classes</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Linda Jacobson </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Linda-Jacobson-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Linda-Jacobson-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Linda Jacobson"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="11-15-2023" title="November 15, 2023">November 15, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/to-be-globally-competitive-the-u-s-must-value-stem-as-much-as-literacy/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mcgrath-stem-education-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Amy McGrath </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="10-25-2023" title="October 25, 2023">October 25, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/to-get-stem-education-to-every-student-train-all-new-teachers-in-computing/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CUNY-joseph-dvorkin-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Opinion</span></div> <h3>To Get STEM Education to Every Student, Train All New Teachers in Computing</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Rita Joseph & Eli Dvorkin</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="10-24-2023" title="October 24, 2023">October 24, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/a-solution-to-americas-k-12-stem-teacher-shortage-endowed-chairs/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/STEM-teacher-shortages-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>America Is Facing a Shortage of STEM Teachers: Here’s One Way to Solve It</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Gerard Robinson </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1441997303_5134-300x188.png)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1441997303_5134-300x188.png" alt="Author: Gerard Robinson"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="10-13-2023" title="October 13, 2023">October 13, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/university-of-texas-el-paso-tapped-to-lead-center-on-hispanic-student-success/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/university-of-texas-el-paso-hispanic-student-success-center-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Texas</span></div> <h3>University of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="10-4-2023" title="October 4, 2023">October 4, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/stem-with-a-purpose-sparked-better-learning-and-a-patent-for-my-rural-students/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Greenon-Inventeam-jenkins-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Opinion</span></div> <h3>STEM with a Purpose Sparked Better Learning, and a Patent, for My Rural Students</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Tom Jenkins </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TomJenkinsAEFHeadshot-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TomJenkinsAEFHeadshot-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Tom Jenkins"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="9-29-2023" title="September 29, 2023">September 29, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/students-need-to-know-teachers-believe-in-them-tracking-undercuts-that-message/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/arrington-high-five-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>opinion</span></div> <h3>Students Need to Know Teachers Believe in Them. Tracking Undercuts that Message</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Katey Arrington </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/KateyArrington-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/KateyArrington-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Katey Arrington"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="9-26-2023" title="September 26, 2023">September 26, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/finding-lost-einsteins-means-fixing-k-5-science-especially-in-rural-schools/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mcarty-Fixing-K-5-Science-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Opinion</span></div> <h3>Finding ‘Lost Einsteins’ Means Fixing K-5 Science, Especially in Rural Schools</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jeanne McCarty </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jeanne-McCarty-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jeanne-McCarty-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Jeanne McCarty"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="9-25-2023" title="September 25, 2023">September 25, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/the-future-is-stem-but-without-enough-students-the-u-s-will-be-left-behind/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/congress-stem-students-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Opinion</span></div> <h3>The Future is STEM — But Without Enough Students, the U.S. Will Be Left Behind</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Mark Schneider </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="9-18-2023" title="September 18, 2023">September 18, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/credit-hours-are-a-relic-of-the-past-how-states-must-disrupt-high-school-now/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/carnegie-new-education-architecture-xq-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>future of high school</span></div> <h3>Credit Hours Are a Relic of the Past. How States Must Disrupt High School — Now</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Russlynn Ali & Timothy F.C. Knowles</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="9-11-2023" title="September 11, 2023">September 11, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/around-the-world-teens-raise-fish-for-school-lunch-turn-cooking-oil-to-fuel/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/xq-bali-innovative-high-school-232x139.png" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Future of High School</span></div> <h3>Around the World, Teens Raise Fish for School Lunch, Turn Cooking Oil to Fuel</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Chris Terrill </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/chris-terrill-300x300.png)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/chris-terrill-300x300.png" alt="Author: Chris Terrill"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="8-30-2023" title="August 30, 2023">August 30, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post featured_story"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/innovative-high-schools-hip-hop-high/" > <figure class="featured_story"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hip-hop-high-minnesota-school-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Innovative High Schools</span></div> <h3>Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="8-22-2023" title="August 22, 2023">August 22, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/black-girls-do-stem-opens-worlds-of-opportunity-for-st-louis-middle-schoolers/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Black-girls-do-STEM-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM education</span></div> <h3>Black Girls Do STEM Opens Worlds of Opportunity for St. Louis Middle Schoolers</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Tim Newcomb </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1454600119_6490-300x188.png)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1454600119_6490-300x188.png" alt="Author: Tim Newcomb"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="8-2-2023" title="August 2, 2023">August 2, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/alabama-program-aims-to-put-more-stem-teachers-in-state-classrooms/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/alabama-stem-teachers-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>alabama</span></div> <h3>Alabama Program Aims to Put More STEM Teachers in State Classrooms</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="8-1-2023" title="August 1, 2023">August 1, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/reading-writing-carpentry-a-st-louis-hub-for-teaching-girls-key-skills/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/litshop-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>st. louis</span></div> <h3>Reading, Writing, Woodworking: A St. Louis Hub for Teaching Girls Key Skills</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Lauren Wagner </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lauren-wagner-1-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lauren-wagner-1-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Lauren Wagner"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="7-19-2023" title="July 19, 2023">July 19, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post featured_story"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/innovative-high-schools-anderson-institute-of-technology/" > <figure class="featured_story"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/innovative-hs-anderson-institute-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Innovative High Schools</span></div> <h3>From Textiles to Tech: How Rural South Carolina Trains Students for New Industry</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="6-28-2023" title="June 28, 2023">June 28, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/new-mexico-teacher-once-a-lab-scientist-applies-real-science-to-lessons/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_1518-copy-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Curriculum</span></div> <h3>New Mexico Teacher, Once a Lab Scientist, Applies Real Science to Lessons</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Othell Begay </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="6-21-2023" title="June 21, 2023">June 21, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/video-how-purdue-polytechnic-hs-prepares-indiana-teens-for-high-tech-careers/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/purdue-polytechnic-high-school-students-XQ.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Events</span></div> <h3>Video: How Purdue Polytechnic HS Prepares Indiana Teens for High-Tech Careers</h3> <address class="author"> <span> The 74 </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="6-19-2023" title="June 19, 2023">June 19, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/how-an-indiana-high-school-is-preparing-kids-for-careers-in-stem-a-new-economy/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/The-Future-of-High-School-Webinar-1-1-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Events</span></div> <h3>How an Indiana High School Is Preparing Kids for Careers in STEM & a New Economy</h3> <address class="author"> <span> The 74 </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="6-14-2023" title="June 14, 2023">June 14, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/louisiana-grad-returns-to-old-middle-school-i-wish-i-had-been-taught-this-way/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/curriculum-knowledge-matters-stem-science-class-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Curriculum</span></div> <h3>Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Robert Emery Godke </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="5-31-2023" title="May 31, 2023">May 31, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/students-learn-about-space-force-then-get-letter-from-vp-harris/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Space-Force-Boulder-Elementary-2048x1536-copy-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Montana</span></div> <h3>Students Learn About Space Force, Then Get Letter From VP Harris</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="5-25-2023" title="May 25, 2023">May 25, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/lausd-considers-expanding-popular-math-program-without-clear-evidence-of-effectiveness/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cgi-math-los-angeles-schools-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>math</span></div> <h3>LA Looks to Expand Popular Math Program Without Clear Evidence of Effectiveness</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Will Callan </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="5-23-2023" title="May 23, 2023">May 23, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/kentucky-district-devastated-by-tornado-is-a-national-model-for-science-teaching/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KM_Kentucky-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Curriculum</span></div> <h3>Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Susheela Valdez & Amanda Henson</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="5-12-2023" title="May 12, 2023">May 12, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/california-teen-a-16-under-16-in-stem-gets-a-big-surprise-on-the-kelly-clarkson-show/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sydney-vaughn-sixteen-under-sixteen-kelly-clarkson-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>California Teen, a ‘16 Under 16 in STEM’, Gets a Big Surprise on The Kelly Clarkson Show</h3> <address class="author"> <span> The 74 </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="5-9-2023" title="May 9, 2023">May 9, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/in-oklahoma-squad-of-college-students-lead-math-recovery/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/oklahoma-tutoring-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>ESSER III</span></div> <h3>In Oklahoma, Squad of College Students Lead Math Recovery</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Marianna McMurdock </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Marianna-McMurdock-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Marianna-McMurdock-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Marianna McMurdock"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-19-2023" title="April 19, 2023">April 19, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/louisiana-district-ravaged-by-hurricane-covid-is-bouncing-back-with-science/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_6719-copy-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Curriculum</span></div> <h3>Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Ann Hodson </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-18-2023" title="April 18, 2023">April 18, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/how-one-mom-built-a-school-just-for-her-son/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/florida-mom-school-64c-b.gif" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>innovation</span></div> <h3>How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son</h3> <address class="author"> <span>Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao</span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-17-2023" title="April 17, 2023">April 17, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/parents-rate-math-crucial-to-kids-success-but-say-it-needs-an-update/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Gates-math-poll-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>math instruction</span></div> <h3>Parents Rate Math Crucial to Kids’ Success — But Say It Needs an Update</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Kevin Mahnken </span> <div class="author-image" style="background-image:url(https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Kevin-Mahnken-300x300.jpg)"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/T74-Team-Kevin-Mahnken-300x300.jpg" alt="Author: Kevin Mahnken"> </div> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-17-2023" title="April 17, 2023">April 17, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post opinion"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/in-california-slow-and-steady-is-winning-with-a-tougher-science-curriculum/" > <figure class="opinion"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SM3-6th-Gr-Drop-In-Classroom-Visit-with-Ashley-Cardona-Image-13-copy-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Curriculum</span></div> <h3>In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Nicole DiRanna </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-11-2023" title="April 11, 2023">April 11, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post news"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/watch-how-a-16-year-old-pilot-built-an-app-to-get-more-women-people-of-color-into-flying/" > <figure class="news"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/teen-aviator-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>STEM</span></div> <h3>16-Year-Old Pilot’s Smartphone App Helps Women, People of Color Get Into Flying</h3> <address class="author"> <span> The 74 </span> </address> <time pubdate datetime="4-4-2023" title="April 4, 2023">April 4, 2023</time> </span> </a> </div> <div class="post featured_story has_image"> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/robotics-themed-nyc-high-school-fills-roster-in-inaugural-year/" > <figure class="featured_story"> <img src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/gotham-tech-new-york-city-lead-232x139.jpg" loading="lazy"> </figure> <span class="post_info"> <div class="post_tag"><span>Innovative High Schools</span></div> <h3>Robotics-Themed NYC High School Fills Roster in Inaugural Year</h3> <address class="author"> <span> Jo Napolitano </span> <div class="author-image" 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